A grand slam homer by Darrell Porter capped a five-run third inning as the Cardinals beat the Expos, 7-4, in the rubber game of a five-game series. St. Louis pitcher Joaquin Andujar went the distance for the first time this season as he raised his lifetime record against Montreal to 9-0. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    0  1  5    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   7  9  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  0  -   4  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Templeton ss          4   0   3   1     1   0   .279        White ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .304        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Hendrick cf,rf        5   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Francona lf           4   1   0   1     0   1   .300
Iorg rf,lf            4   2   1   0     0   0   .328      Dawson cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .318
  Green cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Oberkfell 3b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .291      Cromartie 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .285
Roof lf               1   1   0   0     1   0   .344      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
  Landrum rf,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Office rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .233
Porter c              4   1   2   5     0   0   .220      Phillips ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .208
Andujar p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                          Rogers p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
                                                            Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            W. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Mills ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               37   7   9   6     3   6             Totals               35   4   8   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 26,390
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Expos 4
DP: Cardinals 2, Expos 0
Errors: Templeton 2, Parrish, Phillips
Doubles: Porter (7), Templeton (12)
Home Runs: Porter (4), Cromartie (4), Dawson (23)
Stolen Bases: Iorg 2 (2), Hernandez (11)
GIDP: Phillips (5), W. Johnson (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(6-4)          9     8   4   4   0   5   2  35   4.50
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   5   2  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(10-7)          3     6   6   6   2   2   1  18   3.83
Jackson                 3     2   1   1   1   1   0  12   3.38
Bahnsen                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   7   5.36
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.32
Totals                  9     9   7   7   3   6   1  40

Balks: Andujar (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Steve Fields


CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Herr struck out; Templeton singled to
shortstop; Hernandez popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Scott grounded out (second to first); Francona struck
out; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg singled to pitcher; Iorg stole second;
Oberkfell was called out on strikes; Roof grounded out (second
to first) [Iorg to third]; Porter doubled [Iorg scored]; Andujar
reached on an error by Parrish [Porter to third]; Herr popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter lined to center; Cromartie struck out; Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick singled to center
[Hernandez to second]; Iorg forced Hendrick (second to
shortstop) [Hernandez to third]; Hernandez stole home and Iorg
stole second; Oberkfell walked; Roof walked [Iorg to third,
Oberkfell to second]; Porter homered [Iorg scored, Oberkfell
scored, Roof scored]; Andujar grounded out (third to first); 5
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: IORG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LANDRUM REPLACED
ROOF (PLAYING RF); Office singled to left; Phillips grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Office out at
second]; BRIGGS BATTED FOR ROGERS; Briggs grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: JACKSON REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Herr popped
to second; Templeton walked; Hernandez flied out to center;
Hendrick popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Francona grounded out
(second to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg popped to third in foul territory; Oberkfell
flied out to center; Landrum grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Parrish singled to third; Office
forced Parrish (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Andujar
was called out on strikes; Herr singled to left; Templeton
doubled to left [Herr scored]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Phillips singled to left; W. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
JACKSON; W. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Phillips out at second]; Scott reached on an error by
Templeton; Francona reached on an error by Templeton [Scott to
third, Francona to second]; Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED W. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Hendrick
struck out; Iorg reached on an error by Phillips; Oberkfell
forced Iorg (second to shortstop); Landrum struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
homered; Parrish was called out on strikes; Office grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Andujar
was called out on strikes; Herr popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Phillips struck out; MILLS BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Mills
singled to center; Andujar balked [Mills to second]; WHITE
BATTED FOR SCOTT; White singled to second [Mills to third];
Francona forced White (second to shortstop) [Mills scored];
Dawson homered [Francona scored]; Carter grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED MILLS (PITCHING); MANUEL REPLACED
WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Templeton singled to left [Templeton out at
second (left to second)]; Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: LANDRUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GREEN
REPLACED IORG (PLAYING CF); HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded
out (second to first); Office singled to right; MILNER BATTED
FOR PHILLIPS; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 4.